| Lemma | to abstract |
|---|---|
| Categoria grammaticale | V |
| Lingua | inglese |
| Sigla | Whitney (1875) |
| Titolo | The Life and Growth of language |
| Sinonimi | |
| Rinvii | to classify (inglese) to observe (inglese) |
| Traduzioni | |
| Citazioni | […] language is the expression of matured and practised thought, and the young learner enters into the use of it as fast as natural capacity and favoring circumstances enable him to do so. Others have observed, and classified, and abstracted; he only reaps the fruit of their labours. |